Combined bureau and wash-stand



(No Model.)

H. GOUILLARD. COMBINED BUREAU AND WASH STAND.

I 8 5 lr ll Patented Aug. 30, 1892.-

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HUBERT OOUILLARD, OF

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

COMBINED BUREAU AND WASH-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,848, dated August 30, 1892.

Application filed May 2, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUBERT COUILLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at J acksonville, in the county of Duval, State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Bureau and tVash- Stand, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in furniture of that class in which are combined a wardrobe, washstand, and bureau or similar devices; and it has for its object, among others, to provide an improved article of furniture of this character in which the swinging portion supporting the wash-bowl shall be provided with a splash-board, which automatically is thrown up as the said part is thrown open on its hinges and also automatically closes as the said part is closed.

Suitable guides are provided for the guidance of the splash-board, and suitable connections are made whereby the automatic movements above mentioned are permitted.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing sufficient of the article of furniture to illustrate my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view with the wash-bowl support closed. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail, the section being taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in which they appear.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the frame or main part of a dressing-case, which is shown as provided with drawers A, a hinged door A in closing a space designed for a wardrobe, and beneath which is shown a drawer A but this particular disposition of the space within the case is not essential and other arrangements or dispositions of this space may be made, as may be desired.

Serial No. 431,396. (No model.)

At one side beneath the drawers A is a chamber or compartment B, and B is a door hinged, as at l), to one edge of the outer wall of this chamber, as seen in Fig. l, and B is a board or partition at right angles to the said door, as seen best in Fig. 1, thus forming a triangular support, which is preferably provided with a bottom B Secured to the inner face of the door B are the brackets O, upon the horizontal portions of which is supported a support O, having an opening 0 for the reception and support of a wash-bowl, which may be either removable or permanently fixed in position and which may be of any well-known or approved form. These brackets are provided upon their faces which are adjacent to the door B with offsets c, as seen in Fig. 2, to leave a space between the rear face of the bracket and the door for a portion of the distance from their upper ends downward for the reception and guidance of the splash-board, soon to be described. 'lhe support O is so arranged upon the brackets as to leave a space back of the said support, as seen at 0 for the movement of the splash-board D, which may be made of any suitable material, as thin board or sheet metal, suitably painted or decorated, as may be desired, and which is triangular in shapethat is, formed with two parts at right angles to each other to conform to the shape of the door B and board B as seen in Fig. 1. It is arranged to' slide between the rear faces of the brackets and the said parts B and B and is limited in its downward movement by the offsets of the brackets, as seen in Fig. 2. One side of the splash-board has a depending portion cl, which has a right-angled flange d, which works in a guide D on the board B as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

E is a spring having one end connected to the bottom piece 13 in any suitable manner and its other end connected with some part of the splash-board-as, for instance, a pin e on the depending portion (1, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

F is a cord or chain secured at one end, as atf, to the depending portion 01, or it may be to some other part of the splash-board, and passes upward between the same and the inner wall of the compartment, as seen in Fig. 3, and passes horizontally over a sheave G,

mounted in a recess 9 in the upper part of the board B and thence over a sheave H, suitably supported on the said board at right angles to the sheave G, as seen in Fig. 3, and thence extends to and is suitably fastened at the inner wall of the said compartment, as seen in Fig. 2:

The compartment B may he provided with a Vent I, covered by a gauze or other suitable medium I, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, to permit of the escape of the air compressed by the closing of the door.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings. WVhen the door 13 and its attached parts are closed, the splash-board is closed, as seen in Fig. 2, being normally held in such position by the spring E; but as the door is opened the swinging movement pulls upon the cord and pulls the splash-board upward in its guides against the influence of the spring, and when the door is open to its fullest extent, as seen in Fig. 1, the splash-board is up to its farthest limit and the parts are thus held, the splash-board serving to protect the wall. As the door is swung to the splashboard is automatically returned to its normal position by the action of the spring.

Modifications in the details may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

hat I claim as new is 1. The combination, with the main part of the case, of a swinging part adapted to support a wash-bowlIand a splash-board slidingly arranged on said swinging part to be automatically operated by the movement of the said swinging part, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the main case and a swinging part arranged to support a washbowl, of a splash-board slidingly supported on said swinging part, guides for the said splash-board, and a spring and connections acting in opposition to the spring, whereby the splash-board is opened and closed by the opening and closing of the swinging part, as set forth.

The combination, with the case and the swinging part, of a splash-board mounted to slide verticallyin guides on the swinging part, a spring for normally holding the said board closed, and a cord and connections with the said board and case for opening the splashboard as the swinging part is turned outward, as set forth.

et. The combination, with the swinging part, of the brackets thereon with offsets, the sliding splash-board having a depending portion, a guide for said depending portion, a spring connected with the splash-board to keep it closed, and a cord and connections for opening the splash-board or moving it vertically by the swinging of said swinging part, as set forth.

5'. The combination, with the case and the swinging part, of the brackets on the swinging part, provided with ofit'sets, the splashboard mounted to slide between the ofiset portions of the brackets and the adjacent portion of the swinging part and provided with a depending portion having a right-angled part, a guide for said right-angled part, a spring connected with the depending portion and with the bottom of the swinging part, and a cord connected with the splash-board and with some fixed part and run over pulleys, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUBERT COUILLARD.

\Vitnesses':

G. LANDAKER, PoncHER LENGLE. 

